Licensees of a pub near Ashbourne have been fined a total of £10,000 and ordered to pay £600 costs after pleading guilty to two breaches of a planning enforcement for failing to remove a static caravan.

Stuart and Jean Coxon, of the Okeover Arms at Mappleton, were prosecuted by Derbyshire Dales District Council after failing to remove the caravan and reinstate their site to its former condition by the deadline of August 3 last year.

A static caravan that was pitched up at the Okeover Arms in Mappleton

Derby Magistrates' Court heard the case last Thursday and determined that the district council had been more than reasonable in allowing additional time.

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In mitigation, Mr and Mrs Coxon stated that the caravan, which had at one time been used by their daughter, had been up for sale for a long time but they had found difficulty selling it due to the time of year.

Each defendant was fined £5,000 and £300 costs, with a £170 victim surcharge.